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Friday, April 22, 2016

Please Send Missionaries Now - A Plea from Sudan

In the Missions Library at Yale University, one can find the
handwritten letters of a British missionary named Karl Krumn, who served in the
nation of Sudan from 1898 to 1907.

The missionary traveled the length and breadth of Sudan
assisting Great Britain as a cartographer mapping central Africa. Periodically he sent a report back to his
church in England. He reported on the great hunger for the Gospel among the
tribes of Sudan. Entire people groups came to Christ because of his witness.

He recognized the great need in the nation and in almost
every letter, he asked for more missionaries to be sent to Sudan. He wrote,
“This nation is ripe to become a Christian nation. Please send missionaries
now.”

He reported that one heathen tribe noticed that a Christian
tribe stopped working and gathered together on Sundays. Because the chief wanted to be a Christian,
he commanded all his people to stop working and gather together one day out of
seven. They sat around and did nothing on Sundays because they did not know
what Christians are supposed to do in their services. The chief begged for a
missionary to come and teach his tribe about Christ.

The missionary noticed the creeping influence of Islam among
the tribes and wrote his missions headquarters, “If we do not take advantage of
this open window for the Gospel, this nation will become a Muslim nation.”

Towards the end of his life, his letters grew more
desperate. He criticized, “For years I have been begging for missionaries to
come, but no one comes. I fear that our opportunity to turn Sudan into a
Christian nation is slipping away. I am afraid that Sudan will be conquered by
Islam.”

Today, as we look at Sudan, we find that his fears were
justified. All of north Sudan is Muslim. The Church missed one of the greatest
opportunities to change this nation.

But today, we face a similar opportunity. After twenty-two
years of war between north and south Sudan, a peace treaty has been signed. It
is now possible to openly proclaim the Gospel in southern Sudan, but this
window of opportunity may not last forever. If we do not act now, we may miss
today’s opportunity.

From over a century ago, the English missionary’s words
still ring true, “This nation is ripe to become a Christian nation. Please send
missionaries now.”

About Daniel & Jessica King

Daniel King and his wife Jessica met in the middle of Africa while they were both on a mission trip. They are in high demand as speakers at churches and conferences all over North America. Their passion, energy, and enthusiasm are enjoyed by audiences everywhere they go. They are international missionary evangelists who do massive soul winning festivals in countries around the world. Their passion for the lost has taken them to over fifty nations preaching the gospel to crowds that often exceed 50,000 people. Check out their website: http://www.kingministries.com